A new report has claimed that Drug Enforcement Administration Agents allegedly had sex parties with prostitutes hired by local drug cartels for the past several years.

According to The Washington Post, 10 DEA agents are allegedly involved in the investigation, which claims that the agents participated in the parties, which were provided by Colombian cartels.

Seven agents have so far admitted to attending the parties at an agent's quarters leased by the U.S. government, and have received suspensions of two to 10 days, while three supervisory agents are allegedly being further investigated for also accepting money, expensive gifts and weapons from cartel members.

"Although some of the DEA agents participating in these parties denied it, the information in the case file suggested they should have known the prostitutes in attendance were paid with cartel funds," the report by Justice Department Inspector general Michael E. Horowitz read.

The investigation was allegedly launched in response to congressional inquiries following the 2012 prostitution scandal involving Secret Service Agents in Cartagena, Colombia. Agents at the time claimed they met with prostitutes as a result of an informal party that DEA agents hosted with Colombian women.

The agents implicated in that scenario were pressured to resign or retire, or were forced out of their jobs, though three of 13 were able to keep their positions after it was determined that they had not violated their security clearances.

Steps to reportedly keep agents from engaging in such behaviors in the future are allegedly being taken, a spokesman for the Justice Department said in a statement.

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